Recent insights into the extraction, characterization, and bioactivities of chitin and chitosan from insects
Background Insects are a living resource used for human nutrition, medicine, and industry.
Several potential sources of proteins, peptides, and biopolymers, such as silk, chitin, and …
Several potential sources of proteins, peptides, and biopolymers, such as silk, chitin, and …
Current state of chitin purification and chitosan production from insects
Chitin, and especially its deacetylated variant chitosan, has many applications, eg as carrier
material for pharmaceutical drugs or as a flocculant in wastewater treatment. Despite its …
material for pharmaceutical drugs or as a flocculant in wastewater treatment. Despite its …
Extraction and physicochemical characterization of chitin and chitosan isolated from house cricket
Chitin ranks next to cellulose as the most important bio-polysaccharide which can primarily
be extracted from crustacean shells. However, the emergence of new areas of the …
be extracted from crustacean shells. However, the emergence of new areas of the …
Insect chitin-based nanomaterials for innovative cosmetics and cosmeceuticals
M Triunfo, E Tafi, A Guarnieri, C Scieuzo, T Hahn… - Cosmetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitin and its derivatives are attracting great interest in cosmetic and cosmeceutical fields,
thanks to their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, as well as their biocompatibility and …
thanks to their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, as well as their biocompatibility and …
[HTML][HTML] Influence of deproteinization and demineralization process sequences on the physicochemical and structural characteristics of chitin isolated from Deep-sea …
Isolation of chitin from shrimp shell waste using chemical process is a well-adopted
industrial practice due to its short process time and efficiency in removing both minerals and …
industrial practice due to its short process time and efficiency in removing both minerals and …
Preparation and characterization of chitin and chitosan from different parts of desert locust (Schistocercagregaria)
S Elkadaoui, J Desbrieres, YE Hachimi, A Hamdaoui… - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
In this work, chitin was extracted using a single step of deproteinization from the whole
locust and its different morphological parts (thorax, legs, abdomen, head and wings). All …
locust and its different morphological parts (thorax, legs, abdomen, head and wings). All …
[HTML][HTML] Physical, biochemical and antimicrobial characterization of chitosan prepared from tasar silkworm pupae waste
The present study deals with the chitin and chitosan obtained from tasar silkworm
(Antheraea mylitta) spent pupae and characterized for physical characteristics by electron …
(Antheraea mylitta) spent pupae and characterized for physical characteristics by electron …
Extraction, characterization and comparison of chitins from large bodied four Coleoptera and Orthoptera species
Chitins were extracted from large insect species of order Coleoptera (Lucanus cervus
(Linnaeus, 1758)(Lucanidae) and Polyphylla fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)(Scarabaeidae) and …
(Linnaeus, 1758)(Lucanidae) and Polyphylla fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)(Scarabaeidae) and …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding the correlation between source and chiral, physichochemical properties of chitin nanocrystals; insights from beetle (Cetonia aurata) skeletal …
Chitin properties are known to vary depending on animal taxa, organismal source, and
specific skeletal segments; However, the influence of these source-dependent variations on …
specific skeletal segments; However, the influence of these source-dependent variations on …
Chitosan Extraction from Goliathus orientalis Moser, 1909: Characterization and Comparison with Commercially Available Chitosan
Chitosan is a polymer obtained by deacetylation of chitin, and chitin is one of the major
components of the arthropod cuticle. Chitin and chitosan are both polysaccharides and are …
components of the arthropod cuticle. Chitin and chitosan are both polysaccharides and are …